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Settler Memory

The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States

By: Kevin Bruyneel

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Settler Memory

The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States

By: Kevin Bruyneel

Faint traces of Indigenous people and their histories abound in American media, memory, and myths. Indigeneity often remains absent or invisible, however, especially in contemporary political and intellectual discourse about white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and racism in general. In this ambitious new book, Kevin Bruyneel confronts the chronic displacement of Indigeneity in the politics and discourse around race in American political theory and culture, arguing that the ongoing influence of settler-colonialism has undermined efforts to understand Indigenous politics while also hindering conversation around race itself. By reexamining major episodes, texts, writers, and memories of the political past from the seventeenth century to the present, Bruyneel reveals the power of settler memory at work in the persistent disavowal of Indigeneity. He also shows how Indigenous and Black intellectuals have understood ties between racism and white settler memory, even as the settler dimensions of whiteness are frequently erased in our discourse about race, whether in conflicts over Indian mascotry or the white nationalist underpinnings of Trumpism. Envisioning a new political future, Bruyneel challenges readers to refuse settler memory and consider a third reconstruction that can meaningfully link antiracism and anticolonialism.

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UNC Press Books

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1469665247

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Moon Hawaiian Islands

By: Kevin Whitton

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Moon Hawaiian Islands

By: Kevin Whitton

Each of the Hawaiian Islands offers a world of its own. How can you choose just one? Island hopping is an art, not a science. In this full-color guide, Hawaii resident Kevin Whitton tells you everything you need to know to plan the perfect getaway. The book covers O'ahu, Maui, Lana'i, Moloka'i, Kaua'i, and the Big Island of Hawai'i. Whitton also provides: A strategic two-week itinerary covering all of the islands Tips on how to choose the right island for you Options for extending your stay on each island The perfect island pairings and experiences that complement one another like fine wine added to a great meal Information on getting from island to island by plane and ferry Vibrant photos and helpful planning maps Complete with details on everything from the best beaches and restaurants to when to go for whale watching, Moon Hawaiian Islands gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

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Moon Travel

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1612388329

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9781612388328

George I. Sánchez

The Long Fight for Mexican American Integration

By: Carlos Kevin Blanton

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George I. Sánchez

The Long Fight for Mexican American Integration

By: Carlos Kevin Blanton

George I. Sánchez was a reformer, activist, and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930–1960). A professor of education at the University of Texas from the beginning of World War II until the early 1970s, Sánchez was an outspoken proponent of integration and assimilation. He spent his life combating racial prejudice while working with such organizations as the ACLU and LULAC in the fight to improve educational and political opportunities for Mexican Americans. Yet his fervor was not always appreciated by those for whom he advocated, and some of his more unpopular stands made him a polarizing figure within the Latino community. Carlos Blanton has published the first biography of this complex man of notable contradictions. The author honors Sánchez’s efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject’s personal faults and foibles. The result is a long-overdue portrait of a towering figure in mid-twentieth-century America and the all-important cause to which he dedicated his life: Mexican American integration.

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Yale University Press

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0300210426

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9780300210422

Apocalyptic Sentimentalism

Love and Fear in U.S. Antebellum Literature

By: Kevin Pelletier

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Apocalyptic Sentimentalism

Love and Fear in U.S. Antebellum Literature

By: Kevin Pelletier

Focusing on a range of important antislavery figures, including David Walker, Nat Turner, Maria Stewart, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism illustrates how antislavery discourse worked to redefine violence and vengeance as the ultimate expression (rather than denial) of love and sympathy.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820339482

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The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century

Sons of Saint-Gilles

By: Kevin James Lewis

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The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century

Sons of Saint-Gilles

By: Kevin James Lewis

The county of Tripoli in what is now North Lebanon is arguably the most neglected of the so-called ‘crusader states’ established in the Middle East at the beginning of the twelfth century. The present work is the first monograph on the county to be published in English, and the first in any western language since 1945. What little has been written on the subject previously has focused upon the European ancestry of the counts of Tripoli: a specifically Southern French heritage inherited from the famous crusader Raymond IV of Saint-Gilles. Kevin Lewis argues that past historians have at once exaggerated the political importance of the counts’ French descent and ignored the more compelling signs of its cultural impact, highlighting poetry composed by troubadours in Occitan at Tripoli’s court. For Lewis, however, even this belies a deeper understanding of the processes that shaped the county. What emerges is an intriguing portrait of the county in which its rulers struggled to exert their power over Lebanon in the face of this region’s insurmountable geographical forces and its sometimes bewildering, always beguiling diversity of religions, languages and cultures. The counts of Tripoli and contemporary Muslim onlookers certainly viewed the dynasty as sons of Saint-Gilles, but the county’s administration relied upon Arabic, its stability upon the mixed loyalties of its local inhabitants, and its very existence upon the rugged mountains that cradled it. This book challenges prevailing knowledge of this little-known crusader state and by extension the medieval Middle East as a whole. .

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Routledge

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1317052595

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9781317052593

The Sovereignty of Quiet

Beyond Resistance in Black Culture

By: Kevin Quashie

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The Sovereignty of Quiet

Beyond Resistance in Black Culture

By: Kevin Quashie

African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characterizes a person’s desires, ambitions, hungers, vulnerabilities, and fears. Quiet is a metaphor for the inner life, and as such, enables a more nuanced understanding of black culture. The book revisits such iconic moments as Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and Elizabeth Alexander’s reading at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. Quashie also examines such landmark texts as Gwendolyn Brooks’s Maud Martha, James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, and Toni Morrison’s Sula to move beyond the emphasis on resistance, and to suggest that concepts like surrender, dreaming, and waiting can remind us of the wealth of black humanity.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813553113

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9780813553115

Sense and Nonsense

Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour

By: Gillian R. Brown,Kevin N. Lala

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Sense and Nonsense

Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour

By: Gillian R. Brown,Kevin N. Lala

Evolutionary theory is one of the most wide-ranging and inspiring scientific ideas, and it offers a battery of methods that can be used to interpret human behaviour. However, researchers disagree about the best ways to use evolution to explore humanity, and a number of schools of thought have emerged. Sense and Nonsense, third edition, provides an introduction to the ideas, methods and findings of five such schools, namely sociobiology, human behavioural ecology, evolutionary psychology, cultural evolution and gene-culture coevolution. In this revised and updated edition of their successful monograph, Brown and Lala provide a balanced and rigorous analysis that scrutinises both the evolutionary arguments and the allegations of the critics, carefully guiding the reader through the mire of confusing terminology, claim, and counter-claim, and polemical statements. This readable and informative introductory book will be of use to undergraduate and postgraduate students (for example in psychology, anthropology and zoology), as well as experts on one approach who would like to know more about the other perspectives and lay-persons interested in evolutionary explanations of human behaviour. Having completed the book, the reader will feel better placed to assess the legitimacy of claims made about human behaviour under the name of evolution and to make judgements as to what is sense and what is nonsense.

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Oxford University Press

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0198908229

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9780198908227

African American Psychology

From Africa to America

By: Faye Z Belgrave,Kevin W Allison

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African American Psychology

From Africa to America

By: Faye Z Belgrave,Kevin W Allison

This core textbook provides students with comprehensive coverage of African American psychology as a field. Each chapter integrates African and American influences on the psychology of African Americans, thereby illustrating how contemporary values, beliefs, and behaviors are derived from African culture translated by the cultural socialization experiences of African Americans in this country. The literature and research are referenced and discussed from the perspective of African culture (mostly West African) during the period of enslavement, at other critical periods in this country (e.g., early 20th century, civil rights era), and through the present. Chapters provide a review of the research literature, with a focus on applications for contemporary living.

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SAGE

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1412965551

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Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being

By: Kevin Quashie

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Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being

By: Kevin Quashie

In Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being, Kevin Quashie imagines a Black world in which one encounters Black being as it is rather than only as it exists in the shadow of anti-Black violence. As such, he makes a case for Black aliveness even in the face of the persistence of death in Black life and Black study. Centrally, Quashie theorizes aliveness through the aesthetics of poetry, reading poetic inhabitance in Black feminist literary texts by Lucille Clifton, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, and Evie Shockley, among others, showing how their philosophical and creative thinking constitutes worldmaking. This worldmaking conceptualizes Blackness as capacious, relational beyond the normative terms of recognition—Blackness as a condition of oneness. Reading for poetic aliveness, then, becomes a means of exploring Black being rather than nonbeing and animates the ethical question “how to be.” In this way, Quashie offers a Black feminist philosophy of being, which is nothing less than a philosophy of the becoming of the Black world.

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Duke University Press

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1478021322

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Why Sit Here Until You Die?

By: Kevin Baldwin

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Why Sit Here Until You Die?

By: Kevin Baldwin

Why sit here until you Die? is a journey. Its a journey from a place of despondency to a place of abundance. Join Kevin Baldwin in this compelling work of personal experience and scriptural teaching that will motivate you to not sit at your current place of just getting by any longer. Its time to take a calculated risk and accomplish Gods will for your life. This journey is about a decision to prepare for the day of your manifestation. Its a call to descend into greatness with a life of humility. One must realize that this adventure will be accomplished little by little until youre in possession of Gods promise to you. You will learn that you must become faithful to resist the inside and outside forces that will sabotage your journey. You will be encouraged to kindle the flame of Gods holy calling for your life because our pilgrimage has eternal implications. This journey will have difficulties along the way. That is why you are admonished to shout grace. If you are sick and tired of sitting where you are, then its time to move. This book is a guide and inspiration for you not to sit there until you die.

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WestBow Press

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1449778062

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9781449778064

Moon Hawaii

By: Kevin Whitton

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Moon Hawaii

By: Kevin Whitton

Unwind on the pristine beaches of Maui, hike the famed coastline of Kaua'i, or experience the melting pot culture of the Big Island. Inside Moon Hawaii you'll find: Strategic itineraries ranging from a two-week tour of the state to day-trips and rainy-day options, with ideas for eco-tourists, beach bums, honeymooners, history buffs, and adrenaline junkies The top activities and unique experiences: Paddle an outrigger canoe, learn to surf the legendary waves, or relax on endless stretches of sandy beaches. Immerse yourself in history at Pearl Harbor and explore the burgeoning art and culinary scene of O'ahu's Chinatown. Hike through lava fields, waterfalls, and lush forests and get your fill of fresh produce at a local farmers market. Sample traditional Polynesian cuisine or watch the sunset at a romantic beachfront restaurant The best spots for sports and recreation including hiking, kayaking, whale watching, surfing, snorkeling, and scuba diving Expert insight from island local Kevin Whitton on when to go, how to get around, and where to stay, including how to decide which islands are right for your trip Detailed maps and full-color photos throughout Thorough information on the landscape, climate, wildlife, and local culture Full coverage of Waikiki, Honolulu, O'ahu's North Shore, Hanauma Bay, Kailua, Ko Olina, Lana'i, Moloka'i Lahaina, Kihei, Haleakala and Maui's Upcountry, the Road to Hana, Kona, Kohala, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hilo, Hamakua Coast, Kamuela/Waimea and the Saddle Road, Lihu'e, Princeville, Po'ipu, and Waimea With Moon Hawaii's expert advice and local insight, you can plan your trip your way. Just visiting one island? Check out Moon Maui, Moon Kaua'i, Moon O'ahu, or Moon Big Island of Hawai'i.

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Moon Travel

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1631215876

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9781631215872

Long Beach Island

By: George C. Hartnett,Kevin Hughes

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Long Beach Island

By: George C. Hartnett,Kevin Hughes

Long Beach Island stretches for eighteen miles alongside the southern New Jersey mainland. A barrier island, it has a vivid history that includes wild game and bountiful fish, early whalers and tragic shipwrecks, paddle-wheel steamboats and grand hotels. With its rare and previously unpublished images, Long Beach Island portrays the unforgettable place that today is known for its white sandy beaches, fresh seafood, and bright red and white lighthouse. Shown are islanders engaged in pound fishing and salt hay harvesting, and, later, visitors crossing Barnegat Bay to the island resorts called Barnegat City and Beach Haven.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738535699

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9780738535692

Is a Little Pollution Good for You?

Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research

By: Kevin C. Elliott

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Is a Little Pollution Good for You?

Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research

By: Kevin C. Elliott

Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise - a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of hormesis claim that that this may be the case. This text critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.

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OUP USA

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0199755620

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Constitutional Law for a Changing America

Rights, Liberties, and Justice

By: Lee Epstein,Kevin T. McGuire,Thomas G. Walker

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Constitutional Law for a Changing America

Rights, Liberties, and Justice

By: Lee Epstein,Kevin T. McGuire,Thomas G. Walker

In Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice, bestselling authors Lee Epstein, Kevin T. McGuire, and Thomas G. Walker show students how political factors influence judicial decisions and shape the development of constitutional law. The Twelfth Edition, updated with additional material such as recent court rulings, more than 500 supplemental cases, and greater coverage of freedom of expression, will facilitate a deeper understanding of how the U.S. Constitution protects civil rights and liberties. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title′s instructor resources into your school′s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don′t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Select the Resources tab on this page to learn more.

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CQ Press

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1071901680

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9781071901687

The 4400: Wet Work

By: Dayton Ward,Kevin Dilmore

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The 4400: Wet Work

By: Dayton Ward,Kevin Dilmore

1992: For nearly a decade, the international assassin known only as "the Wraith" has eluded authorities. Political leaders, powerful heads of business, terrorists known and suspected have numbered among the many victims until -- without explanation -- the Wraith disappears.... 2005: Tom Baldwin and Diana Skouris are investigating Jordan Collier's murder, but they're pulled off the case. Washington believes the Wraith -- a onetime freelance agent for the U.S. government -- is active again. A high-ranking CIA officer, who oversaw the rogue operator's activities, is killed. Evidence at the scene points to the Wraith and that this highly efficient killer is now a 4400. The NTAC agents only have thirteen-year-old leads to follow an assassin who was never caught. Suddenly, the Wraith kills another returnee. Why? What does this mean? Can the mounting fears of the 4400 be right? Or is this just one returnee who has gone off the track. Baldwin and Skouris need to know -- but will they find out before the Wraith completes this deadly covert objective?

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Simon and Schuster

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1416594132

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9781416594130

American Africans in Ghana

Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era

By: Kevin Kelly Gaines

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American Africans in Ghana

Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era

By: Kevin Kelly Gaines

In 1957 Ghana became one of the first sub-Saharan African nations to gain independence from colonial rule. Over the next decade, hundreds of African Americans--including Martin Luther King Jr., George Padmore, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, Paul

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UNC Press Books

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0807830089

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9780807830086

Complete Book of North American Railroading

By: Kevin EuDaly,Mike Schafer,Steve Jessup,Jim Boyd,Steve Glischinski,Andrew McBride

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Complete Book of North American Railroading

By: Kevin EuDaly,Mike Schafer,Steve Jessup,Jim Boyd,Steve Glischinski,Andrew McBride

The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways’ inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America. Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, The Complete Book of North American Railroading takes readers back to the birth of the railroads, then travels through the “Golden Age” from 1900 to 1950 and on to the railways of our day. Locomotives, from steam to electric and diesel; passenger travel; freight operations; and infrastructure, including stations, bridges, depots, roundhouse, railyards, and signaling are all thoroughly examined and amply illustrated. Authors Kevin EuDaly and Mike Schafer delve into the history, the culture, and the technology of the railroads as they have carried travelers across the continent, brought goods to market, connected businesses in peacetime and war, and enriched the canon of American folklore and the quality of everyday life.

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Voyageur Press

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1616731184

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9781616731182

The Compleat Victory

Saratoga and the American Revolution

By: Kevin J. Weddle

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The Compleat Victory

Saratoga and the American Revolution

By: Kevin J. Weddle

In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and a half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to surrender his entire army. The American victory stunned the world and changed the course of the war. Kevin J. Weddle offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. In the end, British plans were undone by a combination of distance, geography, logistics, and an underestimation of American leadership and fighting ability. Taking Ticonderoga had misled Burgoyne and his army into thinking victory was assured. Saratoga, which began as a British foraging expedition, turned into a rout. The outcome forced the British to rethink their strategy, inflamed public opinion in England against the war, boosted Patriot morale, and, perhaps most critical of all, led directly to the Franco-American alliance. Weddle unravels the web of contingencies and the play of personalities that ultimately led to what one American general called "the Compleat Victory.

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Oxford University Press

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0199715998

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9780199715992

Ramsay Macdonald

By: Kevin Morgan

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Ramsay Macdonald

By: Kevin Morgan

The Labour party's first Prime Minister

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Haus Publishing

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1912208482

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9781912208487

The Handy California Answer Book

By: Kevin Hile

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The Handy California Answer Book

By: Kevin Hile

Hollywood. Silicon Valley. The cities, beaches and redwoods. An enlightening look at the Sunshine State, people, history, and culture! California is the country's most populous state. The home of the entertainment industry and silicon valley. It's known for its beaches, its redwood forests, and as the “land of fruit and nuts.” Its people, industries, politicians, climate, and allure captivates the world and draws millions of visitors each year. Exploring the state’s fascinating history, people, myths, culture, and trivia, The Handy California Answer Book takes an in-depth look look at this fascinating, quirky, and diverse state. Learn about the original Indigenous peoples, the Spanish explorers, the independence from Spain, the secession from Mexico, the Gold Rush, the building of the Los Angeles Aqueducts, the earthquakes, the water shortages, and much, much more. Tour landmarks from Disney Land to the Golden Gate Bridge to Yosemite National Park. Learn about famous sons and daughters, including Ronald Reagan, Jeff Bridges, Tony Hawk, and John Steinbeck. Sports (college and professional) are illuminated. The government, parks, and cultural institutions are all packed into this comprehensive guide to the state of California. Find answers to more than 1,100 questions, including: How did “Eureka!” become the state motto? Why is a grizzly bear on the state flag when no grizzlies exist in California? Was the coast of California ever attacked by pirates? How did Russians come to colonize part of what is now California? How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad drastically transform the state? Does the ghost of Cary Grant still roam his favorite home in Palm Springs? Is the “Big One” earthquake inevitable, and are Californians prepared for it? How did Silicon Valley become a center for the high tech industry? Can you eat the snails in your backyard in California? Why do so many Californians want to divide the state into smaller states? What is a “Valley Girl” fer shur fer shur? Why did the Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles? Did anyone ever escape the island prison on Alcatraz? When you order your fast-food burger at In & Out “animal style,” what will land on your plate? A convenient place to go to look up the basic—and fun—facts about California, its history and culture, The Handy California Answer Book illustrates the unique character of the state through a combination of facts, stats, and stories, as well as the unusual and quirky. This informative book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

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Visible Ink Press

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1578596238

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9781578596232

The Politics of Crime Prevention

Race, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Community Safety

By: Kevin H. Wozniak

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The Politics of Crime Prevention

Race, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Community Safety

By: Kevin H. Wozniak

The Politics of Crime Prevention explores American public opinion about community investment designed to address the root causes of crime and examines the politics of crime prevention funding, such as the "defund the police" debate"--

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NYU Press

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1479815756

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What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women

By: Kevin Giles

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What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women

By: Kevin Giles

Kevin Giles has been writing on women in the Bible for over forty years. In this book, What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women, he gives the most comprehensive account to date of the competing conclusions to this question and the issues surrounding it. To understand the bitter and divisive debate among evangelicals over the status and ministry of women, it needs to be understood that those who since 1990 have called themselves “complementarians” argue that in creation before the fall God set the man over the woman. Thus, the leadership of the man and the subordination of the woman in the home, the church, and wherever possible in the world (the whole creation) is the God-given ideal that is pleasing to God. It is this “theology” that Kevin Giles deconstructs and shows to be without a biblical foundation. Giles shows that he is fully conversant with the complementarian position and yet is unpersuaded by it. He sees it as an appeal to the Bible to preserve male privilege, similar to the appeals to the Bible to validate slavery and Apartheid; appeals to the Bible made by some of the best Reformed and evangelical biblical scholars, and now seen to be special pleading. Carefully studying the limited number of texts on which complementarians predicate their theology of the sexes, Giles finds not one of them actually teaches what complementarians claim. Furthermore, complementarians too often ignore the texts that are very difficult for them. In this book the ordination of women gets only passing mention. The constant focus is on whether or not the Bible subordinates women to men as an abiding theological principle.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532633688

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9781532633683

Biomimicry for Optimization, Control, and Automation

By: Kevin M. Passino

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Biomimicry for Optimization, Control, and Automation

By: Kevin M. Passino

Biomimicry uses our scienti?c understanding of biological systems to exploit ideas from nature in order to construct some technology. In this book, we focus onhowtousebiomimicryof the functionaloperationofthe “hardwareandso- ware” of biological systems for the development of optimization algorithms and feedbackcontrolsystemsthatextendourcapabilitiestoimplementsophisticated levels of automation. The primary focus is not on the modeling, emulation, or analysis of some biological system. The focus is on using “bio-inspiration” to inject new ideas, techniques, and perspective into the engineering of complex automation systems. There are many biological processes that, at some level of abstraction, can berepresentedasoptimizationprocesses,manyofwhichhaveasa basicpurpose automatic control, decision making, or automation. For instance, at the level of everyday experience, we can view the actions of a human operator of some process (e. g. , the driver of a car) as being a series of the best choices he or she makes in trying to achieve some goal (staying on the road); emulation of this decision-making process amounts to modeling a type of biological optimization and decision-making process, and implementation of the resulting algorithm results in “human mimicry” for automation. There are clearer examples of - ological optimization processes that are used for control and automation when you consider nonhuman biological or behavioral processes, or the (internal) - ology of the human and not the resulting external behavioral characteristics (like driving a car). For instance, there are homeostasis processes where, for instance, temperature is regulated in the human body.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1846280699

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The Crumbling Wall

What is wrong with law enforcement in America

By: Kevin Johnson

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The Crumbling Wall

What is wrong with law enforcement in America

By: Kevin Johnson

This book is not about putting down Law Enforcement. It is about identifying why Law Enforcement isn't successful in America and how we have already identified that. We have already ignored those reasons for its failure but yet we continue to expect great men and women in this field to put their lives on the line in a system that is set up to fail. Whose fault is it that people of all races are being killed by the one's sworn to uphold the law? Politicians? The Chief's of Police that you and I put in place? Take a look from a Police Officer who was well liked by the public, made it to retirement age, but was cast aside by the "system" of Law Enforcement that didn't necessarily agree publicly with the "Community Policing" style they all praise to your face.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1649527055

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The Opening Battles

By: Kevin Campbell

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The Opening Battles

By: Kevin Campbell

Author Kevin Campbell in this work examines in detail the swirling cavalry fight at Brandy Station. He also gives a lucid, well-written account of the debacle that befell Robert H. Milroy and his ill-fated division at Winchester and Carters Woods. Those battles, bloody in their own right, were soon relegated to the back pages when the horrific Battle of Gettysburg began dominating the press and the postwar reminiscences of the veterans. We can learn much from this new work, with its treasury of pertinent eyewitness accounts and clear prose. His skill in digging through the regimentals, official records, diaries, and other materials is evident, as well as his ability to interweave them into a cohesive narrative that brings the battles, personalities, and long hours of marching to light.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1514492652

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Bald!

From Hairless Heroes to Comic Combovers

By: Kevin Baldwin

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Bald!

From Hairless Heroes to Comic Combovers

By: Kevin Baldwin

It’s the perfect antidote to Bloomsbury’s hit hair trilogy, Bad Hair, Big Hair, and The Mullet: Kevin Baldwin’s comprehensive book on the history and nature of baldness. Bald! takes us into the world of those whose heads are covered by more air than hair. Entertaining but also extensively researched, Bald! examines the cultural and sociological history of baldness—its varied significance (from wisdom to impending misfortune), the oddball theories on its cause (from too much cycling to excessive sex), and its outrageous “cures” (from rubbing the scalp with bat milk to the more extreme measure of castration). Baldwin goes on to tackle the finer points of drugs, plugs, snake-oil miracle cures, the pluses and perils of rugs and combovers, and psychological tricks for overcoming the stigma. Complete with a hairless history of the world and notes on shining contemporary examples, from Julius Caesar to Michael Jordan, Bald! is a fantastic tour through a subject that’s anything but barren.

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Bloomsbury USA

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1582343942

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Point Man

By: James Watson,Kevin Dockery

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Point Man

By: James Watson,Kevin Dockery

A founding member of the Navy SEALs recounts the formation of that elite fighting force in this “honest, no-holds-barred” memoir of the Vietnam War (Richard Marcinko, author of Rogue Warrior). Chief Petty Officer James "Patches" Watson was there at the start. As a high-performing frogman with the famed Underwater Demolition Team 21, he was chosen to become a founding member—or a “plank owner”—of the U.S. Navy SEALs. Through three tours in the jungle hell of Vietnam, he led the way as point man—the one in charge of navigating trip wires, booby traps and punji pits. In this vividly detailed memoir, he recounts guiding his squad of amphibious fighters on missions of rescue, reconnaissance, and demolition. Together with his brave comrades, Watson confronted a war's unique terrors head-on, unprotected . . . and unafraid. This is the story of a hero told from the heart and from the gut—an authentic tour of duty with one of the most legendary commandoes of the Vietnam War.

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Harper Collins

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0061749583

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9780061749582

The Kind of Man Every Man Should Be

By: Kevin McCullough

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The Kind of Man Every Man Should Be

By: Kevin McCullough

A bold and needed message from commentator Kevin McCullough, host of a daily radio show in New York City and a syndicated columnist for WorldNetDaily. Over the last few decades, a key detriment to true manhood has been a radical feminism that has redefined society's views of men and women. Many men have become a faint image of their former selves and are no longer standing strong when it comes to responsibility, social interaction, and parental authority. The result? Marriages and families that are crumbling. In what ways is manhood being undermined? Why are men and women reluctant to address this problem? What should a man be? And how can he achieve that? In the Bible, God provides a blueprint for men to follow--one that encourages them to behave with dignity, act with clarity, and lead with conviction. A powerful resource for men who want to live according to God's design for them.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736920404

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9780736920407

The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

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The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide

By: Kevin Martin

Odyssey Publications is the world's largest publisher of autograph niche books and magazines. Autograph Collector is distributed in every major bookstore and has been circulated internationally for nearly a decade. The Official Autograph Collector Price Guide is the recognized authority on the values of autographs of thousands of celebrities. The book also contains numerous chapters on how to collect, detect forgeries, acquire free autographs and much more. The newest edition contains prices on sports autographs.

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0966971000

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9780966971002

The Grey Album

On the Blackness of Blackness

By: Kevin Young

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The Grey Album

On the Blackness of Blackness

By: Kevin Young

*Finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism* *A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Literary Criticism and Essays Pick for Spring 2012* The Grey Album, the first work of prose by the brilliant poet Kevin Young, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize Taking its title from Danger Mouse's pioneering mashup of Jay-Z's The Black Album and the Beatles' The White Album, Kevin Young's encyclopedic book combines essay, cultural criticism, and lyrical choruses to illustrate the African American tradition of lying—storytelling, telling tales, fibbing, improvising, "jazzing." What emerges is a persuasive argument for the many ways that African American culture is American culture, and for the centrality of art—and artfulness—to our daily life. Moving from gospel to soul, funk to freestyle, Young sifts through the shadows, the bootleg, the remix, the grey areas of our history, literature, and music.

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Graywolf Press

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1555970427

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9781555970420

Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties

By: Kevin M. Schultz

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Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties

By: Kevin M. Schultz

A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Norman Mailer and William F. Buckley, Jr., were towering personalities who argued publicly and vociferously about every major issue of the 1960s: the counterculture, Vietnam, feminism, civil rights, the Cold War. Behind the scenes, the two were friends and trusted confidantes. In Buckley and Mailer, historian Kevin M. Schultz delivers a fresh and enlightening chronicle of that tumultuous decade through the rich story of what Mailer called their "difficult friendship." From their public debate before the Floyd Patterson–Sonny Liston heavyweight fight and their confrontation at Truman Capote’s Black-and-White Ball, to their involvement in cultural milestones like the antiwar rally in Berkeley and the March on the Pentagon, Buckley and Mailer explores these extraordinary figures’ contrasting visions of America.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393248232

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9780393248234

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